emvdw's Reviews (341)

Harrow the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

4.5

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Quite different from it's predecessor, equally mysterious and just so so good. Gideon is suspenseful, Harrow is tense.
I am forlorn after finishing it... I preordered Nona.

Content Warnings

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

3.75

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Great read! Very unusual and visual. I had some trouble keeping track of who was who with the characters, but a great read regardless!

Having read Harrow & Nona as well, "Confusing... in a good way. Somehow?" probabmy summarises all of them well :)

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

3.75

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Last Resort

Alison Lurie

3.0

reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The House in the Cerulean Sea

TJ Klune

4.0

adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Nation

Terry Pratchett

4.5

adventurous dark funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I liked it a lot. The narrative is a bit more traditional than most Pratchett-novels, though there definitely are some quintessential Pratchett-moments.
I really loved the characters.
The ending was a bit abrupt, I thought.